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As soon as you step through the fifth floor and head towards the classroom, you find the professor standing just outside the door cradling the top of his cane with his hands. His usual and signature relaxed smile on his face as he waits for the students to file into the room.
The classroom is the ordinary Ancient Runes classroom, it's clean, it's neat, and there are hardly anything interesting in there. The small dais, that has the professor's big desk, faces three rows of desks and a blackboard is hung up on the wall behind it. There are name tags perched up on each desk, some have names already there with updated years, and others are empty for the new students to fill.
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For new students:
Please write your name and year on the name tag and tap it with your wand to make it into a desk name tag.
For returning students:
Sit at the desk with your name tag already set on top.
Everyone:
Keep your voices down until the lesson starts.
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Goooooo Head Boy. Whoop whoop!
But the questions. Marigold ground her teeth. She did NOT know this at ALL nope. Buuuut... maybe she could remember something... Hmmm. She could feel a liiiittle something tugging at the back of her brain, but other than that.... nope. Maybe if she listened to the other students she would remember something?
"Tiwaz and Tyr? she offered tentatively, not sure if someone had said it already OR if she was right. But it kind of sounded familiar... right?
*Thinking it over he tried to remember some of the reading he had done over the summer. His grandfather was big into runes. It made sense, his family was Swedish after all.*
"There is the Rode rune. It means counsel, and advice. It is the part of a ritual in which the purpose of the working is stated. Another would be Rig, this means God of Society's Order. But this god is more known by the name of Heimdall."
She got points? Maybe she liked this lesson a little more than before. Oh and they were talking about gods and goddesses? This Ana could get behind. For all her normal hatred of Runes she'd always loved Norse Mythology.
"The rune Boerc or Berkano is associated with Idun," Ana said, noting down other peoples answers and realising that they hadn't mentioned that goddess. She didn't want to simply repeat what other students were saying after all. "The reason for that is that Idun is often associated with immortality due to her apples, and healing. Boerc is also known to have healing properties and is associated with renewal and regenerative powers. It's associated with other things as well but they better fit with Frigga," Ana finished with a shrug, putting her hand down and going back to taking notes.
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West listened to Botros saying all the things and just nodded along. Nothing new there for him of course but he was happy enough and in his element when it came to this particular class.
And now Alec was going to ask a question?
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Information was scribbled down. Why? Because... it could be useful, right? Right.
... And then it was his turn. To be a Professor for... one question.
GULP.
Alec looked down at the section of the textbook he had currently been scanning and nodded to himself. A question had been formulated in his mind, sure, but the boy wasn't sure about whether it'd be the right kind of question to ask. Or whether he could phrase it in a way that people could understand. In short, he wasn't sure whether it'd be... good enough. That was always the problem.
When he was given the cue, the Head Boy nodded at the Ancient Runes professor and gave him a smile before heading over towards the front. Nothing was taken up with him, which was either a mark of courage or... stupidity. Knowing him, it was more than likely to be the latter. "Erm... hey. For those of you who don't know, I'm Alec." Smiles all around. Were introductions necessary? ... He... didn't know.
Question. Right. He took a deep breath before clapping his hands once and saying, "So... one thing you'll realise about this subject is that... most, if not all, of these runes are associated with myths and legends, mainly from the Norse or Scandinavian kind. Gods and goddesses are mentioned a lot and... some come up more than others." Was he doing a good job so far? "So I guess my question is... can you name a Norse god and a rune they're generally associated with? And... why that rune?"
Grey eyes landed on Botros to see his reaction. Good? Bad? Could be better?
Norse god, a rune, and why? Cool. West listened for a bit as some of the more obvious choices were volunteered and then put his hand up.
"I reckon Berkano, the birch rune, is a pretty interesting one for the goddesses its associated with because there's a bunch of confusion and differing theories about it. Berkano is associated with a goddess called Berchta or Perchta... who different theories either name her as Holda -who is also known as Hel in Norse mythology- or as Freyja. Sort of depending on which Germanic tribes the records come from really, and if the records are from the continent or not. So anyways, both Hel and Freyja make sense because Berkano is associated with birth, rebirth, and the positive aspects of death. Like the cycle of fertility and regeneration... and both of them goddesses have important roles within that cycle in Norse lore."
So yeah. That was a thing and stuff.
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Ian had done his best to listen to the professor as he expounded upon the first questions answers. He was kind of irritated that Bart had gotten any points for that sillyness of an answer. He hadn't even really tried. Ian could have done just as well with that one. Good gracious! Would wonders never cease?
Ian glanced at his book and saw something to catch his eye. He answered There's Loki. And the rune that is associated with him has some idea of cleverness. I think it's pronounced kanos He wasn't sure of the pronunciation, but he glanced at Bart after he'd finished. That's a proper answer, foolish Gryffie boyIan thought to himself.
Botros got up from Alec's seat and went to stand next to him in front of his class. "Kenaz, you mean?" It didn't matter that he had trouble saying the rune's name. He was a new student in this class still. "Kenaz is sometimes associated with Loki, yes, although I'm more a fan of Thurisaz being associated with him. Shape-shifting and due to its literal meaning. Ansuz also, when reversed can be associated with Loki." He smiled at the boy and moved on.
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"Uh, Sif's one of them. She's the Norse goddess of the Earth, kind of." Slash fertility slash family. "She's generally associated with Jera, I think. 'cause it's the rune that represents growth and change, right, and Sif also represents the changing of seasons, of winter into spring." That sounded about right to Adrienne, so she nodded and smiled and sat back in her seat again, arms crossed, satisfied.
"Correct. Good explanation too!" Botros opted not to add too much details, he could leave the details as question fuel for the students.
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Now this was something that Sander knew well. He quickly raised his hand.
"The Norse God Odin is represented by the rune Ansuz. It means a revealing message or insight. Odin being the All Father of Norse Gods was believed to be a man of great insight and wisdom." Sander gave his answer.
"Odin is associated with Ansuz, yes, as well as Thor. And when this rune is reversed it is associated with Loki. See? It's pretty simple." And logical. Botros gave him a small smile.
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SPOILER!!: Professor and Head Boy
Emma listened, turning her head to pay attention to the Hufflepuff boy that the questions had been redirected to. He seemed to be a bit nervous, but quickly came around to asking them the question.
She raised her hand slowly. "The Tiwaz rune is associated with Tyr, the god of law and justice. The rune is said to help with order and decision making..." Thank Merlin her parents had left her with nothing else to do over the break, otherwise she would have had absolutely no idea what everyone was talking about.
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Did she get points for that answer? He'd said she was correct, but hadn't announced that she'd gotten any points. Well, it wasn't as if she knew very much about this stuff in the first place. Next question. Why was the Head Boy asking the question instead of the professor? Had they planned the lesson together? It didn't seem like it.
She scanned her memory. Norse Gods. She knew something! Where was it? Zeke had that poster. It was Norse, wasn't it? "Tiwaz!" she said, remembering suddenly. Whoops. She raised her hand. "Tiwaz is a Norse god, and the rune associated with him, I don't know what it's called, but it kinda looks like an upward arrow." Why that rune? She had no idea. The only reason she knew this much was because her brother had a poster of the Norse god. "Also Thor." She added the last part quietly. Maybe he wasn't Norse. In The Avengers he came from Asgard, but she thought the legend was distinctly Norse in nature.
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Goooooo Head Boy. Whoop whoop!
But the questions. Marigold ground her teeth. She did NOT know this at ALL nope. Buuuut... maybe she could remember something... Hmmm. She could feel a liiiittle something tugging at the back of her brain, but other than that.... nope. Maybe if she listened to the other students she would remember something?
"Tiwaz and Tyr? she offered tentatively, not sure if someone had said it already OR if she was right. But it kind of sounded familiar... right?
"Indeed. The norse god Tyr is associated with glory and justice. The best rune to pair him with would be Teiwaz, the rune of fairness, the rule of law. Actually, the Teiwaz rune was named after Tyr!" They were all right, no need to fret. He gave the last girl a reassuring smile.
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Oh! Alec was up. Adi watched as his friend nervously began to speak. Alec could do this! And sure enough Alec began to ask his question and he seemed to be less nervous. His question was of which Adi approved of one hundred percent.
Wasting no time, he put his hand in the air. "Thurisaz,'' he said looking from Botros to Alec. "It's associated with Thor since it has protective powers and Thor protects Asgard.'' He winked at Alec, his memory travelling back to the Dueling Arena when they pretended to be Superheroes.
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Oh. Alec was up. Tag watched him very carefully. And paid full attention to his Professor best friend.
"Thor is a Norse god. He's usually related to Jera. He's the god of thunder so, maybe a reason he can be related to that rune is because Jera means the weather. Storms and thunder is, obviously, weather related. So, that's why he's associated with that rune." Or at least Tag hoped. The boy sat about his desk watching everyone else give their own answer.
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Awesome that simply answering a question Nigel had earned some points. Now it was Alec's turn to ask a question. God, Rune, God It. Hehe punny.
"Thurisaz with Thor.....eh..forgot the reason why."
Might be that it sounded similar. But please that is hardly a legitimate reason why. Someone probably already said the reason, when Nigel was thinking.
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Now Alec was asking the questions? That was new. He was liking it! He wondered if they could name a Norse God. Kace came up with one in an instant. "There is Norse god called...Thor! He is associated with the power of controlling thunder which is part of the weather. That is why he is related to Jera."
"Yes, of course. We studied this. Thor has many runes associated with him, as with other gods, but his main rune would be Uruz, the rune of strength and physical ability. The rune Thurisaz and Jera and Algiz, all can relate to him in his role of fighting against the Frost Giants and protecting Asgard."
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"Baldr is Odin's son and he's the god of light. He's associated with Wunjo as Wunjo is about joy and light."
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Bri quickly wrote down notes after listening to the professor speak, before she turned to Alec, who asked the next question. 'Students asked the questions as well?' Bri thought to her self, 'I hope I don't get asked to do that... at least any time soon.'. The young girl perked up at the question, she actually knew a bit about norse gods. She rose her hand before answering. " There is the God Baldur. He was the god of innocence and peace. I am not sure about the rune though, but I am guess it could have been the Sun rune : Sowilo, since I think he was also believe to be the god of summer." Bri finished not sure if she got it right.
"Baldr, the god of beauty, innocence, and peace. Dagaz is the perfect rune associated with this norse god, but Wunjo and Sowilo work too! Both represent happiness and success." He smiled at the Head Girl and the new other girl.
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He turned his mismatched colored eyes towards the Head Boy as he asked the second question and he thought. "algiz" he said after a looooooooooong time of thinking. "Has something to do with Heifferdall dude (Heimdall)..i think." he said unsure. But that was the only thing he could remember from reading the textbook only once in the dormitory when he had been bored. "I can't remember the rest...wait was he even a god? i'm loooost"
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Caleb, for whatever reason, had been really drawn to the muggle comic book Thor, so most of these names were familiar. Of course, he was used to them in the COMIC setting, not the RUNES setting, so he had to figure out what was fact and what was fiction.
It was all fiction though, right?
He raised his hand. "Algiz is associated with Heimdall, who protects Asgard from invaders and stuff. He's pretty cool. Algiz stands for protection and defense, so it's the obvious choice for him," he explained. Yup. Pretty simple.
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Robin smiled at the head boy, who seemed just a bit uncomfortable to be up in front and addressing the class. She was shocked when his question actually rang a bell in her head. Runes and gods, she remembered her father actually studying it in one of his 'I'm bored lets take another college class' times. He had those a lot. There was one in particular he liked, what was his name.... she raised her hand, still thinking "Heimdalla, or Heimdallr I think? something like that, well I think he and the rune he was paired with symbolized protection and it was called algiz i think"
She sighed- so much for trying to look like she knew what she was doing.
"Algiz is the perfect rune to associate with the norse god and guardian of the gate, Heimdall, yes." They'd studied that last term, didn't they? Botros scratched his scalp. "Protection. The life purpose of Heimdall and what Algiz is essentially about." A perfect fit.
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"Ingwaz," Alice volunteered, waving her hand frantically about. "It's named for the Norse hero-god Ing. The guy united the people of... of Viking Jutlin... Jutland? Jutland. Came from across the sea and then went back, leaving harmony and peace and all that happy," Hufflepuff-y, "stuff in his wake. That rune means togetherness, agreement, unity, harmony, peace... all the things that he stood for and caused."
Pause.
"I think."
She swung her legs and waited for someone to tell her if she was right .Was she right?
"Interesting theory." Leaning a bit on Alec's shoulder, Botros continued, "You are correct, of course. Though Ing is the older name of the god Freyr or Frey." Grin.
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Toby threw his hand in the air. Hi Alec! Hiiiiiiii!
"What about Frigga?" Girl power. "She was the goddess of marriage and stuff and she was like married to Odin which is pretty awesome. And her rune would be berkana, probably because of the fertility and conception and new beginnings, which is kiiiiiind of related to marriage, because sometimes marriage leads to starting a new life with someone, or creating new life and having kids."
Tobias paused and lowered his hand again. But he wasn't finished. Oh no. "Buuuuuut I think other runes could probably be associated to her. Like you could probably link her to Gebo, which can be about relationships and love and marriage and partnership and everything, and also strengthening relationships. I don't think they're linked in the book, but I mean it makes sense, doesn't it?"
Maybe? Or he could just be really wrong, which was likely.
"Perfectly said. Good job, Mr. Tempus! It is essentially Berkana, but a norse god can be associated with more than one rune. The way you explained Gebo makes me agree with you." Did they listen to him? He was soon going to be one of the older best students.
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Mo held back in answering Botros' first question, in part because it was an easy one that was probably intended for the younger kids in the class. And in part because he was thinking about whether or not he was a good enough Runes student to get called on. And mostly because he was being sad faced about Dart.
He did look up when Alec was given a turn to ask a question. Lucky Head Boy, and that was a pretty good question too. Again, Mo waited for some of the younger students (and an Alice) to answer before offering his own suggestion. "Gebo. Generally associated with Gefn, which is considered to be one of the nine names of Freyja. And... um... Gefn means "the giver", and she's associated with the fertility and prosperity."
"Exactly. Good point, Marco." Botros nodded and watched the students. Were they writing notes? They should be if they wanted to be great in runes.
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Then one name that she believed hadn't been mentioned popped into her head & her hand raised slowly as she tried to get the attention of the seventh year Hufflepuff boy who had taken over the lesson for a moment to ask that question. "Um...The god Frey...He's um...The brother of Freya...And I think he's a god of Fertility...I read somewhere that he was apparently..the um..the most important god of the Vanir family of gods..who watched over the prosperity of mankind" She paused briefly before continuing on, "The Rune usually associated with Frey is "Ingwaz," which is the Rune of the potential of the coming harvest.."" Nodding her head, she slowly sunk down into her seat bashfully.
"Yes, correct. Like mentioned before, Ing and Freyr or Frey are the same god. Ingwaz is the rune representing fertility, so it gave Freyr his name as Ing. They're so associated together, so-to-speak." Good job on the little girl.
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"Um...there's Sunna...the Norse sun goddess," Ben answered after raising his hand. Part one done but now there was the meaning. Looking at what was written he was unsure what to give. The elder man had said that he was looking for stuff perhaps not expressed in the textbook, but this one was pretty simple and he didn't think there was anything else to say then what was given. "She would be associated with the...um...sowilo rune. Since it means sun and success."
"Sunna, or more commonly known as the goddess Sol. Yes, she's the goddess of the sun. Sowilo is the perfect rune for her."
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Asher listened closely to the others answers. Maybe they would give him some insight to runes. Most of them were interesting he felt that he should have wrote some of them down. Just to remember them. He started, you know if he thought they'd help him.
So Summers was teaching this part of the lesson. Awesome. He also listened to the others answer Summers question. He raised his hand "Valkyrie, the rune closely related to her is Death, that's because she choose which soldiers died in battle." She scared the pants off of the Roman soldiers for years in Rome he bet. Or that what Asher thought.
"Valkyrie isn't a god. They're the female figures who decide which soldiers die in battle and which live. But if we were to associate them with a rune, which one would be the Death rune in your opinion, then?" Botros waited for the boy to give any kind of answer.
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Oh. My. Merlin.
What if Sophie got called on to ask a question?! The best thing she could come up with is, 'How do we spell RUNE?' Other than that, she wasn't too sure she was one of Botros' top students. SHe'd likely barely managed to survive this class as a first year.
So all Summers wanted them to do is throw out a name and rune? Good. Did she have to raise her hand to the Head Boy? She didn't want to, but she did. Safe side and all. "There's Dagr," she said, "and I think he's associated with Dagaz, because..." They were spelled almost the same? Errr... "...they both have something to do with daylight?"
Botros chuckled. "Yes, Dagr could be associated with Dagaz, your reason is sound. We could also associate him with Sowilo." Her answer was correct, though.
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QUOTE=Saiai;11515388]She got points? Maybe she liked this lesson a little more than before. Oh and they were talking about gods and goddesses? This Ana could get behind. For all her normal hatred of Runes she'd always loved Norse Mythology.
"The rune Boerc or Berkano is associated with Idun," Ana said, noting down other peoples answers and realising that they hadn't mentioned that goddess. She didn't want to simply repeat what other students were saying after all. "The reason for that is that Idun is often associated with immortality due to her apples, and healing. Boerc is also known to have healing properties and is associated with renewal and regenerative powers. It's associated with other things as well but they better fit with Frigga," Ana finished with a shrug, putting her hand down and going back to taking notes.[/QUOTE]
"Berkana." He corrected her quickly, then listened to what she had to say. "Aha, yes. Idun guards the golden apples. These apples are eaten by the Norse gods to let them live until Ragnarok, the battle of the end of the world." Correct answer!
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Norse god, a rune, and why? Cool. West listened for a bit as some of the more obvious choices were volunteered and then put his hand up.
"I reckon Berkano, the birch rune, is a pretty interesting one for the goddesses its associated with because there's a bunch of confusion and differing theories about it. Berkano is associated with a goddess called Berchta or Perchta... who different theories either name her as Holda -who is also known as Hel in Norse mythology- or as Freyja. Sort of depending on which Germanic tribes the records come from really, and if the records are from the continent or not. So anyways, both Hel and Freyja make sense because Berkano is associated with birth, rebirth, and the positive aspects of death. Like the cycle of fertility and regeneration... and both of them goddesses have important roles within that cycle in Norse lore."
So yeah. That was a thing and stuff.
"That's very thoughtful of you, Mr. Odessa. Yes, thank you." Were they writing notes after what everyone had said? Botros eyed the silent students again.
"Would you please come out here and give your fellows a question?" He extended one arm towards the Slytherin Captain. "Thank you so much, Mr. Summers. It was a fun question." He patted the boy's back.
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Okay... his turn? Alright. West unfurled himself from his seat and strode up to the front to join Botros. He looked out into the audience at his fellow students and spoke up cheerfully.
"The energy of runes can be harnessed to do a bunch of cool things, like blowing things up, or making things grow or creating an impenetrable barrier, or infusing something with strength.... just as a few examples. So I guess my question is, what kind of situations can you think of where using runic magic would be better than using spells from your wand, and what in that situation would make runic magic the better choice?"
He glanced at Botros for approval and then turned the intent gaze from those blue eyes expectantly out toward his classmates.
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YAY! For getting something correct again. Although, not so YAY for getting the name of the rune wrong... But then West said the same rune she did and Botros didn't tell him he'd said it wrong, even though they pronounced it the same. She was confused now. But then that was bound to happen.
Frowning slightly Ana turned her attention to West as he asked his question. It was an interesting one, but not one that Ana knew the answer too. She was sure that there were a lot of situations where Runic magic would be better to use, or useful, but first one would actually have to be skilled in Runes. So yeah, no situations where she was likely to use them herself.
Although she did think that they would be useful for casting protections, because then instead of casting a spell all the time you could just wear the rune like you would an amulet, right? Still she wasn't confident enough to give an answer to the question so she simply wrote it down on her parchment and prepared to take down answers as other students offered them.
Students asking questions? This was the coolest class Lucas had ever attended. Maybe one day, when he was older and didn't stutter so much when he was nervous and in a crowd and.. okay, any social situation, he'd be able to do that.
Wide eyed and nervous, he listened to the Head Boy question and forced himself to think. He'd actually read a lot of Marvel comics as a kid, a muggle pastime his parents had conceded was conducive to some sort of learning. Reading. Knowledge-gaining. "What about the norse god, Tyr? He was really noble and cool. Maybe the rune associated with him could be uh, well, maybe Teiwaz? Because Teiwaz is all about being just and also fairness." Yeah. That wasn't so bad.
Except for the clammy palms. Hm.
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Okay... his turn? Alright. West unfurled himself from his seat and strode up to the front to join Botros. He looked out into the audience at his fellow students and spoke up cheerfully.
"The energy of runes can be harnessed to do a bunch of cool things, like blowing things up, or making things grow or creating an impenetrable barrier, or infusing something with strength.... just as a few examples. So I guess my question is, what kind of situations can you think of where using runic magic would be better than using spells from your wand, and what in that situation would make runic magic the better choice?"
He glanced at Botros for approval and then turned the intent gaze from those blue eyes expectantly out toward his classmates.
Lucas frowned. Using little stick-like alphabet things over magic? Uh. Uh. Uh. What. Lucas was still struggling to use his wand as something other than a pointy stick to prod his owl with when he didn't have any more treats to give it.
"Well, what if you didn't have your wand? Or somebody had disarmed, uh, taken your wand away?" Lucas suggested, raising his hand cautiously. "Or.. what if you didn't know how to use your wand all that well. Like if you're.. young," he said, a little quieter. Because that was embarassing.
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Kevin had been really surprised when his answer from the previous question had been kind of right. Yes, he had said the name of the god completely wrong but that didn't really matter to him. Next came an older student he did not know except for that he was the Slytherin Captain and as he listened his eyes went out of focus and he just stared. He heard things about exploding...or making something without a wand and the longer he thought the more tired he became.
After a while he came to the conclusion that this question was a simple one but to find an answer.... he only knew runes were stick figures! He did not panic at the thought of not being able to answer the question or maybe the next few and he simply leaned back in his chair to listen to the others.....Ancient Runes was hard!
Leah watched enviously as older students were called up and asked questions to the whole class. She recognized the boy as the one she bumped into on the Hogwarts Express earlier that term.
Runic magic - a better choice? Well, the first year did not know much spells, and knew no runic magic at all. But she could still think of a reasonable answer for that question.
"Er, lots of grown up people have learnt 'wand' magic, it's part of the basic education, but some of them did not take Ancient Runes when they were at school, so they don't know runic magic." The little girl said out loud. "If someone used a spell on someone else, he would be able to block it out. But if you used runic magic, the other person might think you are er.. talking rubbish?" That last sentence jumped out of her mouth before it reached her brain, and the girl regretted saying it.
Robin grinned at the student addressing them- it looked like they were putting on a show with the amount of energy he brought. She thought about the question, she had been reading different books in the library and one of them had to do with divination, it mentioned runes.. but she didn't know why there were no wands involved- she decided to take her best guess. "Well Runes can be used in divination, and that's better than spells because spells aren't really used in that field."
She sunk in her chair, she knew it was a bad answer.
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"When... you don't have a spell for something?" Merlin. Why would Botros call on West? It was obvious he knew Runes better than any of them and was going to give them a ridiculous question, one requiring actual thought, that she had no idea how to answer. Call on someone else now, professor?
"A lot of times, I guess if you work a couple of runes together, they can have the same outcome as a targeted spell. So if there isn't really an existing spell to apply to your situation, you could use a combination of runes to achieve your... goal or whatever." That didn't even really answer his question. Oh well. Bonus points for the girlfriend? Alice thought yes.
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Ian was glad that he'd gotten the answer partially correct. He figured this class was going to be quite a challenge. He watched as the older Slythje boy walked to the front and looked out at them all aloof like and like they were there for him. It was a little off-putting and he wasn't sure he liked it.
He did think about the question and then listened to the other answers. He didn't hear what came to his mind so he raided his hand. I've read in some books that the use of runic inscriptions frightened away non-magic users. As well, when activated, the runes either provided protection or entry into some sort of chamber. it's what came to mind for Ian anyways. He liked the idea of protecting his room using runes.
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Not being able to resist temptation, Vesper had her notebook cracked open and was sketching various runes across the notebook paper. So, because of the sketches having her full attention, she missed the Hufflepuff's question. She was sure it was a great question, though...
When Botros spoke again...and it was West up to ask the next question, Ves might have perked up just a bit to listen. Might have...because it couldn't be proven or anything. He was super smart and she figured it wouldn't hurt to pay him some attention.
Mhm.
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Okay... his turn? Alright. West unfurled himself from his seat and strode up to the front to join Botros. He looked out into the audience at his fellow students and spoke up cheerfully.
"The energy of runes can be harnessed to do a bunch of cool things, like blowing things up, or making things grow or creating an impenetrable barrier, or infusing something with strength.... just as a few examples. So I guess my question is, what kind of situations can you think of where using runic magic would be better than using spells from your wand, and what in that situation would make runic magic the better choice?"
He glanced at Botros for approval and then turned the intent gaze from those blue eyes expectantly out toward his classmates.
"I think for Divination purposes."...because in instances of everything else, a quicker, more desired effect would be from a wand....i.e. healing, protection, and "blowing things up" like West had said. "...Doing all those spreads where it tells you about your past, present, and future, I suppose. I mean, that's not really something you can get from your wand. Also, with the self improvement, like you mentioned,...I'm not aware of any spells that could make you stronger, or smarter, or faster. Potions, sure...but not spells from a wand."
It was easy for her to answer this because she was speaking directly to West...and not worrying about anyone else. See? More comfortable.
"I think runes are more fullproof, too...or they would be in my case." Since she struggled with casting anything that wasn't a charm. "Spells are difficult for some people, where runes wouldn't be as much."
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"The energy of runes can be harnessed to do a bunch of cool things, like blowing things up, or making things grow or creating an impenetrable barrier, or infusing something with strength.... just as a few examples. So I guess my question is, what kind of situations can you think of where using runic magic would be better than using spells from your wand, and what in that situation would make runic magic the better choice?"
Adi liked West's question too. It was a pretty good one. But he wasn't too sure of a situation where using Runes would be better than using wands. Wands were the best! Unless the person was not that good at spell work...Yes! That was going to be his answer.
"Any situation especially life threatening ones where someone is in trouble but they are not er good at defensive spells,'' the second year said, his hand in the air. Yep, there were runes for protection so he figured that answer would work.
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Errr, another question that was hard to answer because it involved a lot of thinking. Slowly Lux raised her hand and attempted an answer. "I suppose in Divination, since you don't really use wands to figure out what is in your past, present, and future. And I suppose maybe when a person doesn't have a wand or doesn't really know defensive magic." that one was for self-explanatory reasons. As to anything else, Lux had absolutely no idea.
Yeah she'd heard Alec and half listened to the answers, but really she wanted to hear other things. Could they not just have a lesson on fairies? Or best friends? Or something more interesting than anything in the past. Like WHO even used..well people did use Ancient Runes, but actually spoke it...nope nobody did.
Abbi could think of a few things to use Ancient Runes though and it was for that reason she raised her hand as the Slytherin Captain asked his question. "Can't you use it for curse breaking?" Or was that Arithmancy?
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Erm... he wasn't required to tell them whether they were right or not, right? Because Alec only knew some, not all the matchups in the textbook. It was probably because of this that the boy was really glad that Botros had come up to the front and decided to save the day. Botros to the rescue.
As the answers kept on coming, Alec felt his nervousness ease away a little. A grin spread across his face as he looked from person to person who answered. Small nods of encouragement were given here and there but the grin stayed. Thanks for answering the question? Yeah.
And he could sit down! Giving Botros a nod and a quiet, "Thanks Professor!" the seventh year headed back towards his seat and sat down.
Should he be surprised that West was up at the front? Not at all. If he had learnt anything from last term's competition, it was that the Captain was brilliant at runes. Thumbs up for you, Odessa. And, of course, the question was a good one. When would runic magic be a better use than spells? And what in that situation would make it a better choice?
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The hand went up. "Well... you could use it in situations where you need something stronger than a spell. I mean... last year, we activated the suits of armour by inscribing runes on them and then making them attack the other teams or defending our own teams. We had to use spells too, yeah, but... using the runic magic was better and caused more powerful results than just using the spells." ... Pause. "And it would have been stronger than using Piertotum Locomoter. I... think."
The other question? "As... for the situation and what makes it a better choice... what about the time? Maybe if you have enough time to prepare for... say, a battle and aren't being attacked out of the blue, you could use runic magic to help."
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Okay... his turn? Alright. West unfurled himself from his seat and strode up to the front to join Botros. He looked out into the audience at his fellow students and spoke up cheerfully.
"The energy of runes can be harnessed to do a bunch of cool things, like blowing things up, or making things grow or creating an impenetrable barrier, or infusing something with strength.... just as a few examples. So I guess my question is, what kind of situations can you think of where using runic magic would be better than using spells from your wand, and what in that situation would make runic magic the better choice?"
He glanced at Botros for approval and then turned the intent gaze from those blue eyes expectantly out toward his classmates.
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He raised his hand. "Well when you're putting out a fire, I think it'd be best to use your super powered runes spell to create a stronger water stream than Aguamenti. Especially if it's a large fire. Don't even bother with the weak spell - go big or go home," he explained. Yes, that situation TOTALLY called for runes magic, not regular magic.
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Interesting question.. and difficult but Delilah was determined to try. She hesitated for a second before raising her hand. "Um.. correctly carved runes powered with adequate magic are more stable and tend to stay longer as compared to spells from a wand.." Yes? Was she right? She looked at the boy for a second before turning her gaze towards the professor.
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Quite frankly Hannah thought runic magic was rubbish and she would rather use her wand any day. With that being said the only time she could ever see herself using runes would be if a freak accident occurred and she broke her wand in half or something. Still, even if that happened she most likely would be up a creak because her and runes were not friends.
Still, she was going to take a jab at it nevertheless. "I think you could use it as an intimidation factor. If you start busting out with all kinds of ramblings it's got to scare off somebody especially if you use infuse another object with strength." Talking in tongues and making another object have strength would frighten people off right? She just hoped she was making sense.
"Valkyrie isn't a god. They're the female figures who decide which soldiers die in battle and which live. But if we were to associate them with a rune, which one would be the Death rune in your opinion, then?" Botros waited for the boy to give any kind of answer.
Oh.... well.... He was kind of right. Right? Asher thought for a moment he really wanted to get something actually right. Fully correct. He did not like feeling dumb even in Runes. Sadly eihwaz was the only death rune he knew of. "eihwaz? Honestly its the only death rune that I know." He shrugged and then frowned.
"But how about Algiz, Professor? Many warriors had it craved into the shields and spears for protestion and for a safe heaven. Maybe to protect them from the Valkyrie?" He wasn't sure if the professor was looking for that as an answer. He did ask him in his option.
The Slytherin wasn't much of a runeologists. Nope.
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Okay... his turn? Alright. West unfurled himself from his seat and strode up to the front to join Botros. He looked out into the audience at his fellow students and spoke up cheerfully.
"The energy of runes can be harnessed to do a bunch of cool things, like blowing things up, or making things grow or creating an impenetrable barrier, or infusing something with strength.... just as a few examples. So I guess my question is, what kind of situations can you think of where using runic magic would be better than using spells from your wand, and what in that situation would make runic magic the better choice?"
He glanced at Botros for approval and then turned the intent gaze from those blue eyes expectantly out toward his classmates.
Asher then turned his attention back to the front of the class were West was now asking the next question. He listened to West. He liked this manner of having the students ask the questions. He was more comfortable, feeling like he was answering his peers. He also listened to the others a bit before he answered.
"I think its a better choice just for the Simplicity of them. Who didn't like things simple? He did. "It doesn't take up as much time or energy in some cases. Plus there are tons more things that runes can do verses spells or charm."
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Sander listened as the Professor replied to all the answers provided and he quickly jotted them down in his journal. Then it was time for another student to pose a question. This time a Slytherin boy.
.....and his question was.... not as easy as the first one. But Sander decided to hazard a guess at the answer. He raised his hand and replied.
"Runic magic is longer lasting than regular spell magic. Like if you needed to protect yourself, you could carve out the rune Algiz, which is the rune for protection onto a small piece of stone or wood and make it into an amulet or pendant, and wear it. As long as you wear it, you're protected for life. Spell magic to protect you like the Shield Charm only lasts for as long as you can concentrate holding it up, or before the effects wear off."
So there it was for a longer lasting or permanent form of magic, Runic magic was better.
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Dagaz and Sowilo too. She'd remember those for Baldr, though she was pretty sure they were already written in notes somewhere from previous terms. When it came to this subject, her notes were pretty abundant.
And then it was West's turn and Ella turned her attention to the giant Slytherin, knowing his question probably wouldn't be run-of-the-mill. West was good like that. When he'd finished, she let the others answer first and considered the question for a bit longer. Hm.
Actually, she agreed with what Alec said about time. Runes took concentration, a steady hand, and intent to make them powerful, yeah? If you had the time, it’d make sense to go for those considering how strong they could be. They also worked well in conjunction with magic and yeah, that had already been mentioned as well.
Sweet! His answer seemed to get the seal of approval from Professor Botros, which of course put Tobias in a fantastic mood. Well. More fantastic than usual. And then next was West.
Tobias kept his eyes fixed on the magnificent, tall Slytherin, which made sense because the guy was asking him a question. And he kept sort of staring at him (West's eyes really were very blue) for a few moments after the question had been asked. Before he realised what he was doing anyway.
He had been thinking of an answer though, but was kind of shaken out of his weird reverie by yet another tall student who said his 'protection' idea first. Okaayyyyyy. Maybe not then.
Still it was only a split second later that he raised his own hand and spoke, addressing his answer to West, but glancing over at Botros every now and then because that was who was responding. And he was the highest authority of runes in this room.
"What about luck?" Toby said, not quite tentatively but not quite full of confidence either. "I mean, we know that luck exists, and is something that can be boosted by magic, because there's potions for it. Felix something-or-other. But I've never heard of a spell that would make you lucky, and also that potion takes ages to brew and is meant to be super complicated." He'd read ahead, okay? "So that would make runic magic the better choice in this case; it's much more accessible." Tobias paused a moment, as if unsure whether or not to go ahead with his full answer, but just went for it. "There are so many runes that the textbook mentions bringing luck, especially with galdrs. I assume that if you look at the other properties if the runes that would help with specifics. Like luck in gaining wealth, which would probably be Fehu, or luck in exams, which I think'd be... Ansuz?"
Tobias was pretty sure he was supposed to be giving a very specific example, but this was all he could think of without repeating someone else. Plus, it didn't escape him that he was giving a bit of a catch-all answer. "I mean it's not necessarily actually making something happen, like it's not foolproof because it's only amplifying luck, not making anything 100% sure. And if you could get the lucky potion I don't know if that would be better. But... for people like me who are better at runic magic than at NEWT level and higher potions... the runes would be the way to go."
Hmm, maybe just... shut up now, yes? Okay. Toby did that. He stopped talking, because that was probably best.
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